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High concept
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 28/09/2016
» Entang Wiharso, Geraldine Javier, Zeng Fanzhi, Zhao Zhao -- I've Googled them, and yes, they are all huge in the contemporary art world.
Abstractions and acquaintances
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 09/03/2016
» As the title "Dusadee + Dusit + Lovers + Dead Ones" suggests, Dusadee Huntrakul's current exhibition at Chulalongkorn University's The Art Center is not exactly a solo show, but a bit of a reunion.
Seeing the world through another's eyes
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 13/11/2015
» As much as Facebook is a virtual space of borderless interaction, it has, for many, undeniably become our most immediate and primary news source. It's a personalised pool of information, which though we have chosen consciously, can transform who we are and the way we think without our even realising it. And I have often wondered what it would be like to live, maybe for a day, in the social media world of other people's Facebook accounts.
The shape-shifting form of protests
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/10/2015
» The streets remained empty and all was quiet when thousands of people gathered last Wednesday night to protest against the government's Single Gateway proposal. Protesters weren't, however, down at major landmarks like Asoke or Ratchaprasong intersections, but simply in front of their computer screens. By merely punching the refresh button, these protesters let their resentment known to the authorities by crashing at least six government sites, including the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.
Moments, machines and man
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 22/07/2015
» Despite its young age, Soy Sauce Factory has in the past year made itself a proper addition to the Bangkok photography scene alongside Serindia Gallery, Kathmandu Photo Gallery and RMA Institute.
Constructing the moment
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 22/04/2015
» Photography, for many, is about the ability and sense of aesthetics in capturing a fleeting moment. For 29-year-old photographer Charit Pusiri, however, that moment can be planned and constructed, with cast models, production crew, artificial rain and months of editing.
Making connections, not cash
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 21/01/2015
» Artist Pisitakun Kuantalaeng, 28, was once a Yellow Shirt. In less than a decade, Pisitakun went from a fervent supporter of anti-Thaksin politics and airport seizures to an artist who took to the streets after the junta seized power last May.
Making a splash
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 30/12/2013
» From traditional paintings and installations that challenged the definition of art, to retrospectives reconnecting us to notable artists, it's been another exciting year for the city's art scene. We asked five critics and curators to choose their event of the year
Bourne in space
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/09/2013
» His head shaved and his body latticed with cheap-looking tattoos, a toughened-up Matt Damon has taken the lead role in writer/director Neill Blomkamp's latest thriller Elysium, which opens tomorrow. It's the year 2154, and only two classes of people exist. While the super rich have gone off to live in a luxurious space station called Elysium, Damon plays Max Da Costa, a former car thief and parolee who, along with other struggling and impoverished people, is left and stranded on a wrecked and overcrowded Earth.